Garden City Beach, United States

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About Garden City Beach

Garden City Beach is a town in South Carolina, United States. From Garden City Beach you can reach 10 surf spots. The nearest is Garden City Pier, a surf spot 1.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 44 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MYR, 13 km away.

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Staying in Garden City Beach

44 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MYR, 13 km, FLO, 94 km, CHS, 122 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Garden City Beach.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Garden City Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Garden City Beach too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Naked Lady5.1 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Murrells Inlet, 3 km

2 ft35 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

3 ft99 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Naked Lady, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	2 ft6 smushy	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	4 ft8 ssoft	200kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	99kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	3 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	19°C

2nd Avenue Pier15.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Myrtle Beach, 1 km

2 ft55 kJ

3 ft128 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

1 ft19 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 2nd Avenue Pier, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	3 ft8 ssoft	128kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	2 ft8 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	1 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft6 smushy	29kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	20°C

The Reef15.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Myrtle Beach, 1 km

2 ft55 kJ

3 ft128 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

1 ft19 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	3 ft8 ssoft	128kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	2 ft8 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	1 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft6 smushy	29kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	20°C

Surfside Pier4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Surfside Beach

2 ft56 kJ

3 ft159 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Surfside Pier, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	3 ft9 ssoft	159kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	2 ft7 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	2 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	20°C

Ocean Lakes7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Surfside Beach, 3 km

2 ft56 kJ

3 ft159 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ocean Lakes, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	3 ft9 ssoft	159kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	2 ft7 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	2 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	20°C

Litchfield Beach16.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Pawleys Island

2 ft33 kJ

4 ft154 kJ

3 ft78 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Litchfield Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	154kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	3 ft8 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	34kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	19°C

Parking Lots2 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft56 kJ

3 ft159 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Parking Lots, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	159kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft7 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	2 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	19°C

Garden City Pier1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft56 kJ

3 ft159 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Garden City Pier, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	159kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft7 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	2 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	19°C

Holiday Inn MB17.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Myrtle Beach, 2 km

2 ft55 kJ

3 ft128 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

1 ft19 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Holiday Inn MB, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	128kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	2 ft8 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	1 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	29kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	19°C

13th ave south surfside3 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Surfside Beach, 1 km

2 ft56 kJ

3 ft159 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 13th ave south surfside, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	159kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	2 ft7 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Garden City Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Garden City Beach

Bohemian Bull Murrells InletBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
Flapjack's Pancake CabinBreakfast and brunch · 0.1 km from the centre
Garden City Pancake HouseBreakfast and brunch · 0.1 km from the centre
Greg's Cabana Bar & GrillBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
Ichiro's Express-Garden CityBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
Millstone Biscuit CoBreakfast and brunch · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits